Faucet.



No. l792,979. PATENTED JUNE 2o, 1905.

D. D. CASEY.

FAUGET.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.15,19o4.

Patented June 20, 1905.

PATENT CEETCE.

DENNIS D. CASEY, OF SPRINGFIELD, 'MASSACHUSETTS FAUCET.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,879, dated J' une20, 1905.

Application filed October 15,1904. Serial No. 228.516.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, DENNIS D. CAsEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Springfield, in the county of IIampden andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Faucets, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to improvements in valves, and more particularlybeer cocks or faucets.

The object of theinvention is to provide a beer cock or faucet in whichthe valve opening and closing devices are practical, eflicient, anddurable.

The invention consists in constructions and combinations of parts, allsubstantially as hereinafter fully described, and set forth in theclaims.

The improved valve (illustrated as a beercock) is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a central horizontalsectional view therethrough. Fig. 2 is a partial section taken on thesame plane as Fig. 1 and showing the cock in its opened position. Fig. 3is a side view of the lower or nozzle end of the cock. Fig. 4 is asectional view at right angles to the section Fig. 1 and as taken on theline 4 4. Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross-section on line 5 5. Fig. 6 is aperspective view showing parts in detail and as separated from theircooperating relations.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all ofthe views.

In the drawings, A represents the valve body or shell, comprising thetwo sections 1 and 2, endwise adjoined and screw-engaged or coupledtogether, the section 1 being adapted to be coupled with theliquid-supply, while the section 2 at the upper portion thereof iscoupled to the downturned extremity of the section 1 and is widened, asrepresented at d, whereby an inclosed chamber of sufficient area isprovided around the seating upper end of the valve D, which is comprisedat the solid and closed end of a tube D2, which makes the nozzle ordelivery end of the valve or cock, this tube being connected in thelower tubular-formed end portion of the section 2 of the faucet-casing.The downturned end of the tubular or pipe-like section 1,'to which thesecondary section 2 is coupled, is constructed with a flaring'valve-seat opening c, having an annulariiaring packing f confinedtherein and against which the rounded solid end of the valve D seats.The valve-tube D2, which is guided in the tubular valve-casing section2, is open at its forward or lower end and has ports g forward of thesolid rounded valveconstituting end portion.

The lower or forward tubular section 2 of the faucet-casing has at itslower or forward end portion the oppositely-located slotways /t L,through which project separated studs t' e', which are formed asintegral parts of or rigid xtures to the valve-tube D2 and through meansof which connection is vmade between the valve-tube and themanually-actuated valve-operatingdevices. The valve-operating devicesconstituting the substantial novel subject-matter hereof will be nowdescribed;

F represents a yoke-shaped or bifurcated operating-lever having thehandle 1() and having in its opposite side arms 12 12, which straddle atopposite sides of the downturned portion of the faucet-casing section asquared aperture 13, which [its a square lug or stud 14, projecting fromthe face of the eccentric 15, the screw 16 holding the eccentricpivotally in its place at the side of the faucet-casing, the shank ofthe screw serving as the pivot for the center of oscillation, while thethreaded extremity of the screw engages into a tapped socket therefor inthe side of the casing. These provisions are preferably duplicated atthe opposite sides of the faucet. The swinging movement of thehandle-lever imparts rocking motion to the eccentric 15 through theengagement made by the formations mentioned, as shown at 13 and 14, and18 represents an eccentric-strap, the circular aperture 19 permitting itto closely t the periphery of the eccentric 15, this strap partaking ofa reciprocatory movement on the rolling movement of the eccentricimparted to the latter by the handle-lever.

Connection is made between the eccentricstrap and the studs c' t' of thevalve-tube, so that the tube will be moved in unison with the movementof the eccentric-strap, and this connection may be directly accomplishedby having the eccentric-strap made sufiiciently long to reach down toengage by its end perforations over the studst' t', (the eccentric-studshaving the shape and proportions substantially as represented in Fig. 6of the drawings,) or as the beer-cock is preferably constructed a sleeveor sheath J is provided to surround and inclose the lower portion of thefaucet-casing, the same being bythe pivots 20 20 connected with theeccentric-strap, and this sheath has connection with the studs t' z' bybeing formed of suitable perforations, in which the studs are closelyfitted. This sheath or inclosing shell J, while having an up-anddownmovement in unison with the valve-tube, incloses the lower delivery endportion of the faucet, preventing any of the liquid which might insteadof passing through the valveports g pass down outside of the'valve-tubeto spray laterally from the faucet above the nozzle end of thevalve-tube. This sheath,

moreover, imparts a sightly and attractive appearance to the cock.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In afaucet or cock, in combination, a casing-section adapted forconnection with a liquid-supply, and having in its end a valve-seatopening, and a secondary casing-section adjoined and cou pled to thefirst-named section, andopen from end to end, a tube guided in saidsecondary section having its upper or rear end portion formed solid andadapted to close said valve-seat opening, having one or more ports,forwardly of such valve-constituting portion, through its tubular wall,an eccentric pivotally mounted at the side of the faucet-casing andcapable of oscillation thereat, a lever engaged with, and foroscillating, the eccentric, and an eccentric-strap engaged about theeccentric, and having a connection with the valve-tube.

2. In a faucet in combination, a casing-section adapted for connectionwith a liquid-su pply, its end portion downturned a valve-seat opening,and a secondary casing-section adjoined and coupled to the first-namedsection, and open from end to end, a tube guided in said secondarysection having its upper end portion formed solid and adapted to closesaid valve-seat opening, having one or more ports forwardly of suchvalve-constituting portion, through its tubular wall, a pair ofeccentrics pivotally mounted at the opposite sides of the faucet-casingand capable of oscillation thereat, a bifurcated lever engaged with, andfor oscillating, the eccentrics, and eccentric-straps engaged about theeccentrics, and having a connection with the valve-tube.

3. In a faucet or cock, in combination, a casing-section adapted forconnection with a liquid-supply, and having in its end a valve-seatopening, and a secondary casing-section adjoined and coupled to thefirst-named section, and open from end to end, and having a slot throughits side, a tube guided in said secondary section having its upper orrear end portion formed solid and adapted to t in said valve-seatopening, having one or more ports, forwardly of such valve-constitutingportion through its tubular wall, an eccentric pivotally mounted at theside of the faucet-casing and capable of oscillation thereat, aleverengaged with, and for oscillating, the eccentric, aneccentric-strap engaged about the eccentric, a sheath surrounding theslotted portion of the faucet-casing section, having connection throughthe slots with the valve-tube and also having connection with theeccentricstrap.

4. In a faucet in combination, a casing-section adapted for connectionwith a liquid-supply, and having in its end a valve-seat opening and asecondary casing-section adjoined and coupled to the first-.namedsection, and

open from end to end, a tube guided in said secondary section having itsupper or rear end portion formed solid and adapted to close saidvalve-seat opening, having one'or more ports forwardly of such valve`constituting portion, through its tubular wall, an eccentric arrangedat the side of the faucet-casing and provided with a sidewise-projectinglug, a lever having an opening therein whereby it non-rotatably engagesthe lug of the eccentric, a screw passed loosely through the eccentricwith a thread engagement in the faucet-casing, and ,having its headoverlying the outer face of the lever, an eccentric-strap engaged aboutthe eccentric, and having a connection with the valve-tube.

5. In a faucet in combination, a casing-section adapted for connectionwith a liquid-supply, and having in its end a valve-seat opening and asecondary casing-section adjoined and coupled tothe first-named section,open from end to end and having opposite longitudinal slots through itstube guided in said secondary section, having its upper or rear endportion formed solid and adapted to close in said -valve-seat opening,lhaving one 4or more ports forwardly of such valve-constituting portionthrough its tubular wall, eccentrics arranged at the opposite sidesofthe faucetcasing and provided with sidewise-projecting IOO lugs, a leverhaving a fork-shaped extremity, embracing the faucet-casing, providedwith openings in its opposite members, whereby it non-rotatably engagesthe lugs of the eccentrics, screws passed loosely through the eccentricswith thread engagements in the faucet-casing, and having their headsoverlying the outer faces of the lever members, eccentric-straps engagedabout the eccentrics and 0 a sheath inclosing the lower faucet-casingsection, connected with the eccentric-straps, and studs connectingthelower opposite portions of the sheath with the valve-tube, through theaforesaid slots.

- Signed by me at Springfield, Massachusetts, I5

in presence of two subscribing witnesses DENNIS D. CASEY. Witnesses:

WM. S. BELLows, G. R. DRIscoLL.

